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  • Jackson VFW slates

    New Year The Jackson Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 4703, 54 Magnolia Dr., will hold its annual New Year’s Eve Party on Dec. 31 at the post home. Tickets are $25 per person and will include DJ music, a full hot and cold buffet, snacks, open bar, champagne toast and party favors. Doors will…

  • Garden State Philharmonic relocates to college

    Ocean County College and the Garden State Philharmonic announce that the philharmonic has relocated its offices to OCC’s off-campus location at 150 Brick Blvd. in Brick. To celebrate the move and the new alliance formed between the philharmonic and the college, an informal gathering of GSP and OCC board of directors and community members was…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Kathy Abline (l-r), Anne Alberta and Roxane Southcott-Roberts sing Christmas carols as they are dressed in Victorian outfits during a Victorian holiday celebration in Jackson.

  • Christmas celebration offered at DeBow’s church

    DeBow’s United Methodist Church, at the intersection of Route 571 and Route 537 in Jackson, will present a Christmas celebration, featuring an outdoor live drama of the birth of Jesus, followed by carol singing and refreshments in DeBow’s Fellowship Hall on Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. Rain date for this event will be Dec. 21.…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Officials examine the scene of a fatal one-vehicle crash that occurred on Route 9 near Stanley Boulevard and Interstate 195 in Howell at 12:08 p.m. Dec. 13. Police said Joseph Cruz, 46, of the Avenel section of Woodbridge was killed in the accident when his car, which was heading north on Route 9,…

  • Christmas celebration takes on Victorian style

    By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Christmas celebration takes on Victorian style By Joyce Blay Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Anne Alberta, dressed in her Victorian splendor, sings at the holiday celebration in Jackson. JACKSON — Tiny Tim had the patronage of Ebenezer Scrooge at the conclusion of A Christmas Carol, but township children can thank the Optimist…

  • Committee bans smoking on municipal properties

    Pupils By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Committee bans smoking on municipal properties Pupils’ letters end up prompting Jackson officials to enact ban By Joyce Blay Staff Writer JACKSON — Children from the Lucy N. Holman Elementary School learned firsthand that a good idea could also become a good law, as the Township Committee formally adopted an…

  • Jackson native ready to serve community

    By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Jackson native ready to serve community By Joyce Blay Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Josh Reilly, pictured with his wife, Maggie, and son, Ben, is getting ready to take his seat on the Township Committee. JACKSON — Any sports coach will tell you that winning isn’t everything, and given his own unique…

  • Region’s growth cited as prime reason for rail line

    MOM supportershave their say atNJ Transit meeting By dave benjaminStaff Writer Region’s growth cited as prime reason for rail line MOM supporters have their say at NJ Transit meeting By dave benjamin Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Gregory Aiken, president of the Monmouth-Ocean Development Coun-cil, said the proposed MOM rail line would provide an alternate means…